My dad was an avid photographer. While he took many beautiful pictures, this is one that I'll always remember. This shot was taken in 1970 -- when Veteran's Stadium was being built in Philadelphia (foreground). That stadium was razed in 2004 and is now a parking lot. The building behind is is
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03/23/2011
I'm having an S.O.S. day - and LOVING it! What? Who likes to be in distress?!? Well, my S.O.S. day is a bit different: S is for Settlement. We all love having those. I had one for a buyer today. The happy culmination of a few months' work. It doesn't matter if you're at a settlement for a bu
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03/15/2011
Some houses you just don't see until they expire. That's how low they fly under the radar. 366 days after being listed, a local condo expired off the market. Whoa! I never even knew it was for sale! Regardless of the fact that our MLS does NOT allow text in listing photos, and has rules that t
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03/12/2011
Who doesn't like fresh vegetables? And they always taste better when picked fresh out of your own garden! Lansdale Borough is offering a class on vegetable gardening. At only $5 for residents and $7 for non-residents, it's a bargain! This two hour class is a must for anyone starting a vegetable
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03/10/2011
You know I can do simple math, right? Here's the scenario. We have some pockets around here where home go for much less than the area average. And it takes about the same amount of work (sometimes more!) to sell an inexpensive house as it does a high priced home. And some buyer agents resent the
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03/08/2011
Real Estate Photos Shouldn't be a "Where's Waldo" Puzzle How many times do we see a real estate photograph where it's almost a game to try and find one redeeming factor about what the agent is trying to show off? You know what I'm talking about! Most of the time, it's not the house that has a pr
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03/04/2011
What Gilligan's Island Taught Me about Real Estate - Part Four If you read the other three parts of this series, you'll know that one of my favorite shows when I was growing up was Gilligan's Island. And how the show can be a great teacher for real estate! "The Producer" episode of Gilligan's Is
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03/02/2011
What Gilligan's Island Taught Me about Real Estate - Part Three If you read Part One or Part Two of this series, you'll know that one of my favorite shows when I was growing up was Gilligan's Island. And how the show can be a great teacher for real estate! Today's post is about not writing off a
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03/01/2011
What Gilligan's Island Taught Me about Real Estate - Part Two If you read Part One of this series, you'll know that one of my favorite shows when I was growing up was Gilligan's Island. And how the show can be a great teacher for real estate! Today's post is all about staging. Whether you live
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02/27/2011
What Gilligan's Island Taught Me about Real Estate - Part One One of my favorite shows when I was growing up was Gilligan's Island. While it was only on TV for three seasons, it has become an enduring piece of American iconography. An while I'm sure Sherwood Schwartz never thought his sitcom abo
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02/26/2011